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All US cars come with the orange corners, it is a DOT requirement. There is a lot of US owners that would love the clear headlights but it is not an option when purchasing the car. Someday, I'd like to do the Euro headlight swap.
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IMHO, this is the least befitting color on a car like the Italia, but it works on your car given it is an 'accessory'/complementing color. But on the Itala the beauty of its lines and transitions just gets lost. Perhaps in a Scuderia version with some stripes/tricolors it would look OK, but other than that it really looked boring for the exotic that it is. Maybe that's what the owner was after, less bling and visibility, I saw 3 458s yesterday alone, and they were all Rossos, which similar to your pt on the black rims, is a bit played out (though granted when you think of a Ferrari red is what comes to mind). PS: Had PM'ed you to get your thoughts on the H&R sport springs which I am considering as a temp solution before the Ohlins kit is released, mind giving me your views when you have a chance? TIA
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Believe it or not I had a nice long reply I was sending on my phone and the mobile forum app failed to send it and all was lost. I never got around to re-sending it but will when I get a chance again.
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On an unrelated matter since we were discussing spacers. I am kinda on the fence frankly, yet I say this running (10mm) spacers myself on the 1M. I thought about playing devil's advocate on the pros (better look) vs. cons of running spacers, and here is what I came up with as far as 'cons': 1. Increasing wear on wheel bearings, 2. Adding an extra pound of unsprung weight at each corner, 3. Lowering the effective spring rate, 4. Raising a rooster tail of water spray to trailing cars, 5. Reducing top speed acceleration due to drag of more exposed tire beyond wheel well, 6. Adding an extra sheer surface on a longer wheel bolt, 7. Changing the kingpin axis which reduces steering accuracy and may affect the ESP /yaw control computer's parameters. Now, I'm playing devil's advocate here as you can tell, all ^^^ really become a factor if one is using a 25mm+ spacer setup IMO. I will eventually go with an aftermarket wheel setup where the offset is such that I get the stance I like without running spacers, just have to see which wheels I like the best. The ones you are running on your car are certainly among my fave What ET are those BTW?
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